big cylinders stood next to warehouses

[Steve]

What are these for? You often see them stood next to distribution centres and the like, about the height of the building and maybe 20-30ft in diameter.

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=53.5710398&lon=-1.2166876&z=18&l=0&m=h&v=2 (guess what company this place is for)

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=53.5721786&lon=-1.2090191&z=19&l=0&m=h&v=2

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=53.6006278&lon=-1.2725714&z=20&l=0&m=h&v=2

couple of examples

 

[stephenf8542]

Usually water storage for thr fire sprinkler system

 

[ColJack]

FAILED..
internet explorer cannot open the page...

any of them...

tried the lats and lons into google earth, and they're all off the coast somewhere..

 

[JohnD]

I can see them

there is a big one like that outside my local Homebase; I thought it contained hot water, something to do with solar heating perhaps, or waste heat from air con?

 

[holmslaw]

They are sprinkler water storage tanks used in areas where the mains pressure,flow is inadequate for the sprinkler system. Theory is the tank holds enough water to control the fire and allow time for the firemen to arrive and put the fire out.

 

[stephenf8542]

Is my post invisible?

 

[Steve]

http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=53.5068505&lon=-1.1174284&z=20&l=0&m=h&v=2

toys r us of all places!

 

[JohnD]

Is my post invisible?

Who said that

 

[ColJack]

ok, my bad, i missed the - sign on the lon's...
but wikimapia still doesn't load..

 

[holmslaw]

Is my post invisible?

No but it needed clarification due to your use of the word - usually.

Touchy tart.

 

[mattylad]

The box or shed structure next to them is also usually the pump house, containing the pump & stuff for the sprinklers.

 

[Shytalkz]

Cadbury's chocolate

 

[empip]

B&Q...

Click for bird's eye vu

Blimey, many different pictures floating around now...

BTW Multimap is the only provider I am aware of presenting free OS mapping .. Are there others?
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http://www.fseonline.co.uk/articles.asp?article_id=2939
...The total water demand for the fire area can be from 5,300 l/min to 9,600 l/min. with pressures of about 8 bars. Two half capacity water storage tanks and pumps must be installed as a minimum and only wet type systems are allowed... ??


-p-

 

[tim west]

As no one else has mentioned it I will, they are for storing water for the sprinkler system

 

[snico]

It is the Doncaster Distrubution Centre for B & Q, otherwise known as Redhouse. Its operated by Kuehne & Nagel

..and yes as previously said, they are water storage tanks usually for the sprinkler system